【摘要】当前我国农村饮用水保护形势十分严峻，一些地区由于饮用水源污染引发的各类疾病明显上升，已严重威胁到广大农民群众的身体健康;一些地区农村环保信访量不断增加，由于水源污染引发的群体性事件也呈上升之势，影响农村社会的稳定。全国仍有3亿多农村人口饮水达不到安全标准，其中因污染造成饮用水不安全人口达9000多万人。[1]本文将对我国农村饮用水源的法律保障方面展开论述。具体就我国农村饮用水的概念、状况、现行法律规定及缺陷，国外的可借鉴经验分析、以及如何完善我国农村饮用水源的法律保障机制等内容做一探讨。

　　【英文摘要】The current situation of Chinas rural drinking water protection is very serious. Due to the pollution of drinking water， some areas have caused a marked increase in the types of diseases， which has posed a serious threat to the broad masses of peasants' health. In some rural areas letters about environmental protection are increasing， and due to the water pollution， incidents caused by group are also on the rise， that is affecting rural social stability. In our country， there is a big rural population that of more than 300 million under the safety standards of drinking water， including more than 9000 million unsafe people being drinking polluted water. In this paper， I will talk about the legal protection of rural drinking water sources， specifically on the concept of drinking water in rural areas， the situation， the existing legal provisions and their shortcomings， drawing on the advanced experiences of foreign countries， as well as exploring how to improve legal protection mechanisms to drinking water sources in rural areas.

　　【关键词】农村饮用水源;法律保障机制;完善

　　【正文】农村饮用水安全是我国全面建设小康社会的重要内容之一，近年来，党中央、国务院高度重视农村饮用水安全问题。胡锦涛总书记在今年中央人口资源环境工作座谈会上提出水利工作“要把切实保护好饮用水源，让群众喝上放心水作为首要任务”。汪恕诚部长在今年全国水利厅局长会议上也提出，“把保障饮水安全作为今后一个时期水利工作的第一任务”。目前，水利、发展改革、建设、环保等相关部门都高度重视这项工作，正在结合各自职责，采取有力措施保障饮用水安全，尤其是农村饮用水安全。由于农村饮用水安全问题缺乏专项法规规范，散见在相关法律中的具体制度中，未能很好衔接协调甚至相互冲突，不同部门之间在一定程度上还存在职能交叉，布置任务重叠等问题，工作效率和效益都有待提高。笔者结合农村饮用水安全法律保障机制的现状，对农村饮用水源的保护存在的问题进行了梳理和探讨，而且分析如何完善我国农村饮用水源的保护机制。